Early labor lasting days.. anyone else?

I've been in early labor since Tuesday.. so almost a week.. I'm going insane, I've tried everything to start active labor.. every time I've been into the doctors since tuesday there is only a very little amount of a difference from the time before... they gave me sleeping meds so I can sleep through the contractions and pain meds for if they get too strong and can't sleep... they will not consider inducing me for another week.. (I'm 38 weeks they have to wait until 39).. I'm so done.. between the pressure and the pain, I'm so done! I'm only 30% effaced and 2cm after 6 days of the same thing!
Is anyone else having early labor and just staying in early labor with little to no change in their cervix?

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A warm bath helped me With My first. It wasn't as bad the second or this baby so far. The contractions annoy me because they aren't active labor but i can't do much about it. I am sitting at 2-3 cm and 80 % as of last week with no baby still. I will find out more in a few hours.

I'm hoping this is my week honestly. I've been in early labor for several weeks now, but finally am now 3 cm dilated and 90% effaced so hopefully any day now. I have been having contractions but they are very infrequent;-(

Yes Ma'am! I'm due today and have been having contractions for a while but constant for the past three days. They just wont stay consistant with time or intensity. Up at night and everything! Its so frustrating :(

Two days with my last one. Annoying as the contractions were strong enough to keep me from sleeping. The last day I went to clinic....I was a six. Went to L&D and had them break my water. Had her in 1.5 hours. To fast for me. This time I plan to hang out as long as I can....contractions were so much easier.

I've had braxton hicks contractions consistently since July 1st.. and true contractions since tuesday. . They diagnosed me with an irritable uterus on the 2nd of july.. and Thursday they said it could make it harder to get things really going because I've been getting contractions close together since the 1st of july... the painful ones are and have been around 2 1/2 min apart, but because of my irritable uterus it almost doesn't matter how far apart my contractions are.. i have to wait till my water brakes or i start having bloody show before I call the doctor. . :/

It's been over two weeks for me now and I'm still stuck at 1cm, it's very frustrating! My blood pressure wnt up over the weekend and the on call doctor told me to discuss induction with my doctor at my appt tomorrow, so we shall see what she says.

Yup, same here! Starting last Wednesday, was 2-3cm and still "slightly thick" on Friday but my dr said she expected the baby to come within the next few days, at least by my due date (tomorrow)...still no baby!

Please describe what you are feeling. I'm not sure if what I'm feeling are true contractions or not. I feel what I would say are menstrual cramps that come and go, but I don't feel like I can time them. Not really feeling anything in my back yet. I know what bh contractions feel like, but this is different . Good luck to you!

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